BENTON, Iowa (AP) — An early morning house fire in the tiny southern Iowa community of Benton has left two people dead. KCCI-TV reports Ringgold County emergency crews were notified about the fire about 3 a.m. Friday.

The county sheriff’s office says when crews from the Mount Ayr Fire Department arrived, they found the home engulfed in smoke and flames. Firefighters pulled 68-year-old Linda Gale Haley and 71-year-old Robert Fey Haley out of the building. Firefighters attempted CPR but were unable to revive either person.

The state fire marshal is investigating the blaze.